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Tap List | Black Labs Craft Meadery to Debut at Brew Lab
The black raspberries came in June to the fields behind his grandparents’ house in Kansas City, Kansas. Carl Hinchey remembers braving the thorns or sweating in long sleeves, all in pursuit of the tart, dark berries. “We’d pick them and make them into cobblers and jam,” Hinchey said. “They grew wildly and they were just…summer.” The berries…
Tap List | East Forty Brewing Set to Open in Blue Springs
When East Forty Brewing opens this Thursday, you can add Blue Springs to the local craft beer map. “There’s not a lot of places to get a craft beer here,” founder and brewer David Mann said. “We heard from a lot of people that this is exactly what Blue Springs needs.” East Forty Brewing (1201…
Tap List | Boulevardia: A Guide To Eating & Drinking
Boulevardia is about to take over the Stockyards District for a weekend. The fifth annual mashup of a music, food and beer festival, thrown by the Boulevard Brewing Company, is Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16. “We want the food to compliment the beer and music, so it’s a three-headed monster of enjoyment,” said Chris Phelan,…
Tap List | Beer, Buns, Brilliant
It’s a solid four-pack of beer. Literally a solid. Farm to Market Bread Co. has teamed up with Boulevard Brewing Company to make Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat Hot Dog Buns, which are out now and will be available until Labor Day. “Boulevard was gracious enough to work with us,” Farm to Market Vice President John Friend…
Tap List | Martin City Mission Farms Opens This Week
Pizza and beer is back at Mission Farms. Martin City Mission Farms (4000 Indian Creek Parkway, Overland Park, Kansas) opens Wednesday, May 23, in the former Pizzabella space. “We made it work in the corner of the universe in Martin City, and we hope we can make it work here,” co-owner Matt Moore said. Martin…
Tap List | Cinder Block Brewery Uses Locally-Sourced Wheat for Witbier
Starting the first week of June, Cinder Block Brewery’s Weathered Wit will contain wheat grown by Great Plains Custom Grain, based in Wellsville, Kansas. Malt from that Kansas-grown wheat will journey to North Kansas City, Missouri, for the brewing process. Then the beer will make its way back to Kansas, as well as Missouri in…
Tap List | Boulevard Brewing Collaborates with Tech N9ne
Kansas City-based artist Tech N9ne’s influence has expanded beyond hip-hop to inspire Boulevard Brewing’s upcoming limited-release, Bou Lou. Set to debut at Boulevardia June 15 and 16, Boulevard’s Bou Lou is a tropical variation of the brewery’s Unfiltered Wheat with additional flavors of pineapple and coconut. The beer is inspired by Caribou Lou, a potent…
Tap List | Dubious Claims Brewing Now Open in Excelsior Springs
Dubious Claims Brewing Company (451 S. Thompson Ave., Excelsior Springs, Missouri) opened late last week. Owner and founder Neil Wilkerson, a homebrewer, hired Taran Winnie, 25, as head brewer to run the five-barrel brewhouse. A native of Kearney, Missouri, Winnie earned his brewing credentials at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and interned at…
Tap List | For Strange Days Brewing, Celebrating Soccer and Beer is a Global Goal
Nathan Howard, Chris Beier and Alec Vemmer, the co-owners of Strange Days Brewing Company (316 Oak St.), have shared a love of soccer since their days of homebrewing in a garage. The friends brought that love of the sport to the brewery, where Strange Days hosts Premier League football match viewing parties on weekend mornings….
Tap List | Parkville Microbrew Fest Preview
Come rain, snow, wind or sunshine, the 15th annual Parkville Microbrew Fest, scheduled for April 28, is one of greater Kansas City’s longest-running outdoor craft beer spring festivals. Craft brewers, representatives, and attendees don weather-appropriate apparel and gear to sample beer, listen to live music, and enjoy the outdoors at English Landing Park (8701 McAfee St.,…